Rajinikanth Networth 2024, Business, Family, Wife, Age.

Rajinikanth

Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, born on December 12, 1950, is known as Rajinikanth in the film industry. He’s an Indian actor, screenwriter, and producer, mainly working in Tamil movies.

In his long career of over 5 decades, he has acted in 169 films, not just in Tamil but also in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. Rajinikanth is considered one of the most successful and popular actors in Indian cinema history.

The 72-year-old actor, often called the ‘Thalaiva’ (leader) of Tamil cinema, has been appearing on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 lists since 2014.

He’s famous for his unique style of dialogue delivery and mannerisms in movies. He has a massive fan following globally and is considered a cult figure.

The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000, the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, which is the highest award in Indian cinema, for his contributions to the industry.

Rajinikanth started acting in plays while working as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service. Later, in 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to learn acting. He got his first big break in the 1975 film “Apoorva Raagangal,” directed by K. Balachander.

Besides acting, he has also produced and written screenplays for movies. He’s not only an actor but also a philanthropist and spiritual leader.

Even at his age, Rajinikanth is extremely popular and has a huge fan base. His recent movie “Jailer” was a big hit, making around Rs 600 crore at the box office.

Rajinikanth Networth & Business

Rajinikanth, like many other Tamil actors, doesn’t promote products. He did appear in one advertisement in his life, and it was for promoting eye donation in Chennai.

Rajinikanth has around 50,000 fan clubs. He stopped allowing new fan clubs to be formed. He doesn’t earn any money from these fan associations.

• Rajinikanth owns homes in Poes Garden, Chennai, and one in Pune. He also has property in Hyderabad.
• Rajinikanth owns a wedding hall in Chennai named Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam.
• Rajinikanth’s wife owns a school called the Ashram in Chennai, and he also has a share in it.
• Rajinikanth has put money into his daughter’s animation studio, called Ocher Picture Productions.

Age

Superstar Rajinikanth celebrated his 73rd birthday on December 12th. Born on December 12, 1950.

Wife

Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari. They got married on February 26, 1981, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

Family

Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari, who was a student at Ethiraj College for Women. They met when she interviewed him for her college magazine. They got married on February 26, 1981, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

They have two daughters: Aishwarya and Soundarya. Through their daughters, Rajinikanth has four grandchildren.

Rajinikanth’s older daughter, Aishwarya, is a filmmaker. She’s married to actor Dhanush. ( Filed for Divorce recently).

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His younger daughter, Soundarya, works as a producer, director, and graphics designer. She’s married to industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar.

Upcoming Movies with Amitabh Bachchan

Vettaiyan is a new Tamil action drama movie directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah from Lyca Productions.

It features Rajinikanth in the lead role, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Fahadh Faasil. The film was first announced in March 2023 with the working title “Thalaivar 170,” marking Rajinikanth’s 170th film as the lead actor. The official title, “Vettaiyan,” was revealed in December 2023.